Matter:
lawyers - disciplinary proceeding - whether a member who had
undergone a two year suspension for grossly improper conduct
may again be suspended for criminal conviction when the two
grounds arose from exactly the same conduct.
Matter:
land - caveat - whether the caveat entered by a purchaser of property (in a development) who had paid the purchase price in
full and had gone into possession ought to be removed in view
of a challenge by the liquidator (of the vendor/developer) who,
during liquidation & before issuance of separate titles
for sub-divided lots, sold the property to another.
Matter:
companies - registered address - whether change of situation
of registered address takes effect at the time when company
file Form 44 (under s.120 of Companies Act 1965) or later when
the Registrar of Companies enters the particulars of Form 44
into the register.
Matter:
trust & equity - shares - whether shares in Singapore
company transferred to defendant by plaintiff upon trust for
the purpose of satisfying statutory requirement for
registering a tug boat as a Singapore vessel ought to be
re-transferred to plaintiff pursuant to the trust.
Matter:
lawyers - professional negligence - whether lawyers in breach
of duty of care in failing to inform client of a letter and to
advise on implication of the letter.
Matter:
labour - termination of employment - whether change of owner
of corporate entity leads to the termination of the services
of employees of the said entity.
Matter:
partnership - dissolution - whether at time of issuance of
cheques by first defendant to plaintiff, plaintiff had
knowledge that the partnership of all 4 defendants had dissolved.
Matter:
banking - land charged as security for loan - charge annexure
laid out manner of loan disbursement - loan in fact disbursed
before execution and presentation of charge for registration -
whether loan was disbursed under the charge.
Matter:
professional bodies - lawyers - convicted of a
criminal offence - Disciplinary Committee did not find cause
of sufficient gravity to justify disciplinary action - Law
Society applied to court (under s.97, Legal Profession Act) to
challenge the Committee - whether Law Society had locus standi to
make application.
Matter:
company - shares - refusal to register transfer of shares by
the Board - whether the Board had by reason of delay lost its
power to veto
registration of shares transfer.
Matter:
copyright - foreign copyrights - HK company produced
cinematographic films in HK - whether in Malaysia the HK
company enjoys subsisting copyright in the films.
